# The Short Story Competition

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 7 minutes - Note completion, Sentence completion

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from The Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS, Test 2, Listening Part 1. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## The recording

7 minutes of audio. Practice it with the player on the page; the transcript is on the answers page.

## Questions

### Questions 1-6: Note completion

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Short Story Competition
Entry Details
Cost of entry: **GBP 5** (example)
Length of story:
approximately **(1)** _____
Story must include: a **(2)** _____
Minimum age: **(3)** _____
Last entry date: 1st **(4)** _____
Web address: www.**(5)** _____.com
Don't: **(6)** _____ the story to the organisers

### Questions 7-10: Sentence completion

Judging and Prize Details. Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

7. The competition is judged by _____.

8. The top five stories will be available _____.

9. The top story will be chosen by the _____.

10. The first prize is a place at a writers' workshop in _____.

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